dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
heaven and earth; top and bottom
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to concern; to be related
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
since then; from that time; ever since
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when